Cover IMF Working Papers
Buy Book in Print
Poverty, Demographic Characteristics, and Public Policy in Cis Countries
Author:
Mr. Ehtisham Ahmad
Search for other papers by Mr. Ehtisham Ahmad in
Current site
Google Scholar Close
Series:
IMF Working Papers
Volume/Issue:
Volume 1993: Issue 009
Language:
English
Publication Date:
01 Feb 1993
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451842555.001
ISBN:
9781451842555
ISSN:
1018-5941
Pages:
22
Keywords:
WP; child benefit; country; republic; CIS country; rate; contribution rate; USSR pattern; alia Russia; USSR social security instrument; USSR level; USSR formulation; USSR Goskomstat; Pension spending; Non-wage benefits; Wages; Income; Aging; Central Asia
Legal-disclaimer:
IMF Working Papers describe research in progress by the author(s) and are published to elicit comments and to encourage debate. The views expressed in IMF Working Papers are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of the IMF, its Executive Board, or IMF management.
Download PDF (1.2 MB) Download Epub
The demographic characteristics of different regions in the former Soviet Union influence the nature of poverty in the newly successor independent states of the FSU. Despite a common policy inheritance, major adjustments are needed in the major social protection instruments to reflect differences in demographics along with a changing resource base.
  • Collapse
  • Expand
Cover IMF Working Papers
IMF Working Papers
ISSN:
1018-5941
Publisher:
International Monetary Fund